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Nursing and Midwifery Council sign, illustrating story about a nurse's fitness to practise hearing

Nurse struck off for altering patient’s notes after death

Fitness to practise hearing finds Helen Powell deliberately misled the Coroner’s Court

A tearful older woman is consoled by a nurse

DNACPR: nurses need training to improve vital conversations

Scenario-based training and guidance on end of life conversations is needed, says report

Photo of staff writing on a roster on the wall, illustrating story about changes to flexible working

Flexible working: how nurses will benefit from change in law

The flexible working request changes that will come into force in April

Pensive nurse using her phone. Inset, mugshot of serial killer nurse, Lucy Letby, whose crimes are cited as reasons why nurses seek mental health helpline’s support

Tarred with the same brush? Nurses pay with their mental health for Lucy Letby’s crimes

Surge in calls to helpline partly blamed on post-Letby climate of suspicion

A line of people with suitcases queuing to show their documents at an airport

Surge in nurses fleeing England lured by better pay, conditions and lifestyle

Number of nurses seeking jobs overseas jumps fivefold, driven by cost of living pressures

Photo of nurses on busy ward, illustrating story about nurse pay and retention

NHS pay review process ‘in dire need of reform’

Nuffield Trust also says nurse-doctor pay gap is one of largest among comparable countries

Evidence and Practice

Blunt mechanism chest wall injury: initial patient assessment and acute care priorities

Blunt mechanism chest wall injury: initial patient assessment and acute care priorities

A prognostic model predicting complications helps nurses to asses risk and level of care...

Developing and evaluating a major trauma course and coaching programme for ward nurses

Developing a major trauma course and coaching programme for ward nurses

A bespoke course is helping to increase nurses’ competence when caring for patients with...

Reducing the burden on Welsh ambulance services and emergency departments: a mental health 999 clinical support desk initiative

Reducing the burden on ambulance services and EDs: a mental health initiative

How mental health professionals worked with 999 call centre clinical support in Wales

Nitrous oxide tank cold burn to the forearm: a case study and discussion of the literature

Nitrous oxide tank cold burn to forearm: case study and discussion of the literature

N2O burn presentations are increasingly common in EDs, pointing to need for more formal care...

Using body-worn cameras in emergency departments: a pilot project

Using body-worn cameras in emergency departments: a pilot project

A rise in violence at one trust prompted the introduction of body-worn cameras

Maintaining a safe environment in emergency department waiting rooms

Maintaining a safe environment in emergency department waiting rooms

How nurses can manage patients' expectations in a busy and unpredictable environment

Features

Illustration featuring five different NHS uniform tunic colours, from left to right: indigo, green, sea blue, navy blue and light blue

Uniform approach: what we like about our standardised scrubs

Nurses from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the pros of their nations’ uniforms

A hospital nurse breaking bad news to a woman about her loved one

How to communicate the news of a sudden or unexpected death in the ED to the family

Nurses have an important role in offering support and space to family and friends

Illustration shows healthcare staff around a table formed from a clock face to suggest a team approach to rostering

Rostering: could more control over your shift timings transform your work-life balance?

Team-based rostering pilots point to improved staff retention and greater collaboration

Community nurse arrives at man’s front door. The two greet each other, suggesting a they share a warm bond

Bonding with long-term patients: promoting continuity of care within healthy boundaries

Tips on fostering ongoing therapeutic relationships while avoiding undue attachment

A nurse in scrubs is frowning and hunching her shoulders in a sign of distress

Under excess pressure? The emotional signs of stress and how to deal with them

Tips for identifying worrying signs and supporting yourself and colleagues

An illustration showing a smiling nurse in uniform standing in front of a crowd, represented by several sets of hands raised high and clapping

Daunted by public speaking? Tips to take you from nervous to confident

Nurse experts share their advice on how to prepare well and engage an audience

Opinion

Nurse reads a vital signs monitor at patient’s bedside. This is key information when assessing level of risk for a person with sepsis

Sepsis guidance update: how do I need to change my practice?

Nurse specialist explains the importance of more targeted antibiotic use

A nurse stands in front of a line of other nurses, looking happy and confident. Yet nurses often downplay their role

Our professional inferiority complex: why you’re never ‘just’ a nurse

Safety-critical care is what we do, yet some of us can’t resist the urge to downplay

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A triage nurse speaks to a patient and her friend to assess their symptoms in the emergency department

Staff safety and well-being is vital in pressurised emergency departments

Overcrowding and other pressures can take their toil on ED nursing staff

Students

Nurse, face unseen, holds an illuminated lightbulb, with systematically connected dots appearing to radiate from, illustrating the capacity of nurses to be innovative

Care innovations: how to spark ideas on placement and influence change in practice

Hospital-based projects are a chance to gather evidence, present a case and improve care

Leading change as a nursing student: how to develop an innovation

Award winner explains how she co-produced a relevant, helpful resource with patients

Could a dual registration degree in nursing and social work be good for your career?

Find out about the potential benefits and what to expect from an integrated programme

Careers

Sexual assault referrals: my work as a forensic nurse examiner

A typical day in this demanding role, and the skills and compassion required

A nurse in ICU looks up from writing in notes to observe the patient. ICU can lack understanding of patients’ mental health care needs

Meeting patients’ mental health needs in critical care: a guide to close the skills gap

Newly registered nurse have produced a guide that ICU – and all acute teams – can use

An ambulance nurse wearing a high visibility jacket talks to a patient who is holding an oxygen mask to his face

Ambulance nurses: what does this emergency first responder role involve?

What it takes to work alongside paramedics taking potentially life-saving decisions

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